Foglight Foodhouse

Amazing Cajun food; after going caving and a afternoon drive around the park we arrived here.
Place is cool- burlap bags on ceiling and causal interior.
I had swamp cakes on grits- YUMMY!
GF had catfish which was cooked to perfection.
Her son had blackened catfish- spicy but he loved it!
Staff was easy going and helpful.

Hard place to find. Service was excellent for our group of 8. It took a little while to get our food but I think that's to be expected when everything is made fresh to order. The Cajun food choices were a lot spicier than I prefer and I'm one who really likes spicy. I sampled others and the pasta dishes and mushroom appetizers were fabulous. I'd definitely go back!

Foglight Foodhouse is in a great location (out in the middle of nowhere in the beautiful Rock Island State Park) and has great ambiance.  They also have excellent blackened chicken crawfish alfredo.  And that's where the wonderful ends.  

We showed up at 5:00 when they opened.  The hostess started taking names and made people wait to be seated, even though there was a restaurant full of free tables.  Slowly people were shown to their table.  We were only 4th or 5th on the list but It took 30 minutes for our party to be seated.  

Service was rather mediocre but though slow at times our waitress wasn't terrible.  She did manage to keep the drinks filled, which was well appreciated.  Food took a very long time to arrive, even considering there were 8 of us.  The quality of food was sadly lacking overall.  Two of us ordered pasta and both dishes were very good.  A couple others ordered the etouffee and it was just plain terrible - the sauce wasn't good and the spice was overwhelming.  Both dishes should have been returned to the kitchen, it was that bad.  Two others ordered the sea bass - one said it was just 'ok' and the other had to send it back because it was so rubbery.  Another ordered chicken and sent it back due to the excessive smokey flavor.  At no point did the manager come around to apologize or offer restitution - one of our party finally asked for the manager who ended up not being helpful.  

One of the worst dining experiences I've had the displeasure of encountering.  Will not return.